Flaco - RIP

 For a year after a vandal released him from the Central Park Zoo Flaco, an owl, captivated New Yorkers - especially Central Park Birders.

As a local celebrity he often graced Instagram and Twitter. Posing for photos he showed up just about everywhere, it seemed.

@marianemarco

Rescue ~Richard McBrien~ Global Solo Challenge

https://globalsolochallenge.com/william-macbrien-watatsumi-en/

Papercuts

Paschke papercuts

 https://www.designsinkart.com/library/M-PapercutMountingOptions200607.htm#:~:text=By%20far%20the%20easiest%2C%20reversible,Melinex%20516%20(photo%208).

Joni Mitchell - Both Sides Now - Grammys 2024

Introduced and joined by Brandi Carlile

Fast Car - Tracy Chapman and Luke Combs at the Grammys

 Fast Car by Tracy Chapman - Grammy performance 2024 with Luke Combs.

 

https://twitter.com/i/status/1754317628661768555

Full Lyrics

You got a fast car
I want a ticket to anywhere
Maybe we make a deal
Maybe together we can get somewhere
Any place is better
Starting from zero, got nothing to lose
Maybe we'll make something
Me, myself, I got nothing to prove

You got a fast car
I got a plan to get us out of here
I been working at the convenience store
Managed to save just a little bit of money
Won't have to drive too far
Just 'cross the border and into the city
You and I can both get jobs
And finally see what it means to be living

See, my old man's got a problem
He lives with the bottle, that's the way it is
He says his body's too old for working
His body's too young to look like his
My mama went off and left him
She wanted more from life than he could give
I said, somebody's got to take care of him
So I quit school and that's what I did

You got a fast car
Is it fast enough so we can fly away?
We gotta make a decision
Leave tonight or live and die this way

So I remember we were driving, driving in your car
Speed so fast, I felt like I was drunk
City lights lay out before us
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder
And I-I, had a feeling that I belonged
I-I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone

keep reading

The State of the Storm

 A Force 10 Storm - Beaufort scale

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service New York NY
403 PM EST Tue Jan 9 2024

Montauk Point NY to Sandy Hook NJ out 20 nm offshore, including
Long Island Sound, the Long Island Bays, and New York Harbor


ANZ335-101015-
Long Island Sound West of New Haven CT/Port Jefferson NY-
403 PM EST Tue Jan 9 2024

...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt,
increasing to 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 55 kt late this
evening and early morning, then becoming S with gusts up to 40 kt
late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Rain this evening, then rain with isolated
tstms after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.WED...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Chance of showers in the morning. 
.WED NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

High Wind Warning
Storm Warning
10
55-63
48-55
Storm
Very high waves with long overhanging crests. The resulting foam, in great patches, is blown in dense white streaks along the direction of the wind. On the whole the surface of the sea takes on a white appearance. The tumbling of the sea becomes heavy and shock-like. Visibility affected.

Amazing Grace at 250! - NPR

 

SHE’LL BE COMING AROUND THE MOUNTAIN

Who is SHE?

 She'll be coming round the mountain - traditional

1. She’ll be coming ‘round the mountain when she comes. (Gi- yap!) She’ll be coming ‘round the mountain when she comes. (Gi- yap!) She’ll be coming ‘round the mountain, she’ll be coming ‘round the mountain, she’ll be coming ‘round the mountain when she comes. 

2. She’ll be driving six white horses when she comes. (Whoa, there!) She’ll be driving six white horses when she comes (Whoa, there!) She’ll be driving six white horses, she’ll be driving six white horses, she’ll be driving six white horses when she comes. 

3. Oh, we’ll all go out to meet her when she comes. (Hi, Babe!) Oh, we’ll all go out to meet her when she comes. (Hi, Babe!) Oh, we’ll all go out to meet her, Oh, we’ll all go out to meet her, Oh, we’ll all go out to meet her when she comes. 

4. Oh, we’ll all have chicken and dumplings when she comes. (Mm Mm) Oh, we’ll all have chicken and dumplings when she comes. (Mm Mm) Oh we’ll all have chicken and dumplings, Oh, we’ll all have chicken and dumplings, Oh, we’ll all have chicken and dumplings when she comes. 

5. We’ll be singing “Hallelujah” when she comes. (Hallelujah!) We’ll be singing “Hallelujah” when she comes. (Hallelujah!) We’ll be singing “Hallelujah, “We’ll be singing “Hallelujah, “We’ll be singing “Hallelujah” when she comes.

A 12 1/2 and a wreck

 

Patrick Mahomes loses it after Chiefs fall to Bills, explains what made him so angry: 'It's tough to swallow' - CBSSports.com

Patrick Mahomes loses it after Chiefs fall to Bills, explains what made him so angry: 'It's tough to swallow' - CBSSports.com